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[Mo]

Originally Posted by jczeroman

It's just the sum of a ton of small things. There just isn't a real prevalence into the working classes of multiple cars, dryers, dish-washers, toaster-ovens, decent cell phone plans, forced-air heating, air conditioning, double-glazed windows, closets, zip-locked bags, double sinks, single faucets, power-showers, power-flushed toilets. These are just at random and all I can think of in a few minutes, but we were already dirt poor in the US and still had these things. I am not saying stuff like this doesn't exist here - but there just isn't the disposable income to buy it.

Are you sure you moved to Bristol and not Botswana?

[TheMilstead]

Originally Posted by hnibos

isnt it so annoying when youre hanging out with friends, and they are fucking TEXTING aksdhjflkhafdsjklfd

Yeah, I really hate that. I remember hanging out with this girl once who texted her way through the night. We didn't make much progress in conversation at all. Understandably, I felt I wasn't entertaining enough or whatever for her to be so distracted with her phone, so I didn't see her again the next couple of weeks. It was later that I found out she was interested in me and wished she could see me more, BUT I WOULDN'T HAVE FRIGGIN' KNOWN THAT FROM THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION WHEN WE WERE TOGETHER.

Drives me up the wall, I tell you.

[Sarcastic Smile]

My friends dog





This sign was before some road work on my way to school the other day.. I just found it funny.. no other signs are like that.. they all say "work ahead" or something along those lines

[mistle]

Originally Posted by jczeroman

It's just the sum of a ton of small things. There just isn't a real prevalence into the working classes of multiple cars, dryers, dish-washers, toaster-ovens, decent cell phone plans, forced-air heating, air conditioning, double-glazed windows, closets, zip-locked bags, double sinks, single faucets, power-showers, power-flushed toilets. These are just at random and all I can think of in a few minutes, but we were already dirt poor in the US and still had these things. I am not saying stuff like this doesn't exist here - but there just isn't the disposable income to buy it.

there aren't enough in the world for this post

[wHATcOLOR]

no double-glazed windows AND no ziplocked bags??! the horror!!!!!!!!!!!

[smashingjj]

Originally Posted by jczeroman

It's just the sum of a ton of small things. There just isn't a real prevalence into the working classes of multiple cars, dryers, dish-washers, toaster-ovens, decent cell phone plans, forced-air heating, air conditioning, double-glazed windows, closets, zip-locked bags, double sinks, single faucets, power-showers, power-flushed toilets. These are just at random and all I can think of in a few minutes, but we were already dirt poor in the US and still had these things. I am not saying stuff like this doesn't exist here - but there just isn't the disposable income to buy it.

HAHAHA here's to hoping you get killed by a bunch of drunk hooligans. Go move to a third world country and learn how to live, asshole.

[jczeroman]

I would challenge any lower-middle class (and up) North Americans to go live in the UK and tell me that you are bathing in anything even remotely similar. You have no idea how much you miss something like a dryer until you realise that a cycle of clothes takes half a week or more. You just have no idea. I run into Americans and Canadians all the time at the University here and I haven't met one that didn't complain until they were blue in the face as to just how backwards this country is.

Seriously, it's deceptive because it looks like 2008 - but technology-wise, it's about 1983.

[wHATcOLOR]

Originally Posted by jczeroman

I run into Americans and Canadians all the time at the University here and I haven't met one that didn't complain until they were blue in the face

perhaps you attend a university for smurfs

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You must spread some reputation around before giving it to wHATcOLOR again.

[Mo]

Originally Posted by jczeroman

I would challenge any lower-middle class (and up) North Americans to go live in the UK and tell me that you are bathing in anything even remotely similar. You have no idea how much you miss something like a dryer until you realise that a cycle of clothes takes half a week or more.

WHAT?!

[mercurial]

Originally Posted by jczeroman

I would challenge any lower-middle class (and up) North Americans to go live in the UK and tell me that you are bathing in anything even remotely similar. You have no idea how much you miss something like a dryer until you realise that a cycle of clothes takes half a week or more. You just have no idea. I run into Americans and Canadians all the time at the University here and I haven't met one that didn't complain until they were blue in the face as to just how backwards this country is.

Seriously, it's deceptive because it looks like 2008 - but technology-wise, it's about 1983.

there are more interesting and worthwhile things in life than a fancy microwave and 17 different brands of instant low fat soup.

complaining about these sorts of things makes you come across, to me at least, as incredibly materialistic. and i'm not trying to defend the UK or anything.

what do you like about the UK? what makes it worthwhile? you having fun, mate? you met some interesting people? learning a bit about yourself and the world while you're out there?

[mercurial]

Originally Posted by antipop

WHAT?!

he's got soggy undies, and he's pissed off!!

[Nimrod's Son]

Be careful Colin, you've criticized Europe and their newfound EUistic pride won't stand for that.

[jukeboxphuckup]

Originally Posted by jczeroman

To be honest with you, England is one of the most backwards countries I have ever been to lacking even basic innovations and products. But yea, the whole career/PhD thing is working out well, but I never imagined I would be on a standard of living so low.

Is it because they haven't fully embraced free market capitalism or is it because you're not working hard enough?

[Mo]

Originally Posted by mercurial

he's got soggy undies, and he's pissed off!!

Probably.

People in the UK have dryers, WTF? And even if they don't - it doesn't take "half a week" for wet clothes to dry.
You are spoiled, Colin.

[Eulogy]

man, you guys sure are getting defensive.

I'm gonna be in London for four months, and the people at my school made a point to tell us that we will have American-style washers and dryers in our flats. whatever that means.

[sickbadthing]

What, no mention of the awful toilets in Europe?

YOU AND YOUR AMERICAN EXCESSIVE INDULGENCE BEING ABLE TO SIT TO SHIT!!! AMERICAN SWINE!!!

[sickbadthing]

And how about those upper deck turd collector German shitters?

Awesome.

[Hate the Hater]

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[Hillzy]

I think I know what jczeroman is talking about, our standard of living here is pretty much the same as the UK. Of course, I've also tended to find when living with Americans that they are noticably more dependent on appliances, lack lots of practical skills and use shitloads of electricity. Sorry about the generalisations, I know this doesn't apply to everyone.

[neopryn]

Originally Posted by Hillzy

I think I know what jczeroman is talking about, our standard of living here is pretty much the same as the UK. Of course, I've also tended to find when living with Americans that they are noticably more dependent on appliances, lack lots of practical skills and use shitloads of electricity. Sorry about the generalisations, I know this doesn't apply to everyone.

No, it does.

[Banana]

Originally Posted by Sarcastic Smile

My friends dog

You are an extremely feminent guy to shave your legs. Pretending to a be a chick online is one thing, but you are really taking this to a whole other weird level.

[Sarcastic Smile]

You're a fucking creep . .

[redbreegull]

Originally Posted by yo soy el mejor

chillin', chillin'

There is a girl in my speech class that looks JUST like you.

[smashingjj]

Originally Posted by Eulogy

man, you guys sure are getting defensive.

Care to explain exactly who is getting defensive over exactly what?

[agenda suicide]

my dad being a badass

[wHATcOLOR]

i misread that as dumbass and prefer that reading

[agenda suicide]

Jesse, don't hate on my dad. I will fuck you up.

[jczeroman]

Originally Posted by mercurial

there are more interesting and worthwhile things in life than a fancy microwave and 17 different brands of instant low fat soup.

complaining about these sorts of things makes you come across, to me at least, as incredibly materialistic. and i'm not trying to defend the UK or anything.

what do you like about the UK? what makes it worthwhile? you having fun, mate? you met some interesting people? learning a bit about yourself and the world while you're out there?

Oh there's no question that I am satisfied with being here. After all, I chose this. But if the question is over material things and wealth - the UK lacks compared to the US and Canada. You would have to have a very incomplete or biased reading of my comments to get the idea that I'm complaining in the sense that you articulate above. I'm just saying the UK is behind in these things and it takes a significant adjustment to get used to not having these things that even the working-classes in North America have.

[jczeroman]

Originally Posted by jukeboxphuckup

Is it because they haven't fully embraced free market capitalism or is it because you're not working hard enough?

I have a standard of living that is lower because there isn't a lot of capitalism here to leech off of.